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A Girl Against Napoleon
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Wikipedia article
'A Girl Against Napoleon' or 'The Devil Made a Woman', also known under its Spanish title 'Carmen, la de Ronda', is a 1959 Spanish historical adventure film directed by Tulio Demicheli and starring Sara Montiel, Jorge Mistral and Maurice Ronet.Bentley, Bernard. 'A Companion to Spanish Cinema'. Boydell & Brewer, 2008. p. 141. . It is loosely based on the story of Prosper Mrime's Carmen, with the setting changed to the Peninsular War era. Carmen is involved with the guerrillas fighting against the French occupation.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Enrique Alarcn and built at CEA Studios in Madrid.
Plot
The year is 1808. A year passed since the beginning of the Peninsular War and singer Carmen is in love with two men at the same time. The men are: a guerrilla named Antonio and the French sergeant Jos, who, during the war, end up on the opposite sides and therefore are sworn enemies to each other.
Cast
*Sara Montiel as Carmen
*Jorge Mistral as Antonio
*Maurice Ronet as Jos
*Germn Cobos as Lucas
*Jos Marco Dav as Alcalde
*Flix Fernndez as El Dancairo
*Mara de los ngeles Hortelano as Micaela
*Santiago Rivero as Andrs
*Alfonso Rojas
*Agustn Gonzlez as Guerrillero
*Antonio Delgado
*Pilar Gmez Ferrer
*Manuel Guitin as Pregonero
*Teresa Gisbert
*Joaqun Berga
*Vctor Bayo
*Ricardo Tundidor
*Antonio Cintado as Oficial francs
*Amedeo Nazzari as Coronel
*Ventura Oller
References
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